The Pitcairn Islands: Biogeography, Ecology and Prehistory : Proceedings of an International Discussion Meeting Held at the Linnean Society, 5-6 May 1994This book is a comprehensive resume of the data gathered during an 18 month multidisciplinary expedition to the Pitcairn Islands, a remote group in the Pacific Ocean. Explores a remote, unattached island group Investigates important seabird populations Includes studies of unique human history |
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Contents
Food of three sympatric gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp breeding on | 1 |
The Sir Peter Scott Commemorative Expedition to the Pitcairn Islands | 7 |
plate tectonic and climatic contexts | 13 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Pitcairn Islands: Biogeography, Ecology and Prehistory : Proceedings of an International Discussion Meeting Held at the Linnean Society, 5-6 May 1994 Biological journal of the Linnean Society Volume 56 of Biological journal of the Linnean Society: Linnean Society Volumes 51-52; Volume 56 of Linnean Society London: Biological journal of the Linnean Society |
| Editors | T. G. Benton, Tom Spencer, Linnean Society of London |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Academic Press, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jul 1, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0120893452, 9780120893454 |
| Length | 422 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Life Sciences / Ecology |
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